Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 21 Lost Child

As Colton hit the gas, his car vroomed and roared, speeding away toward their destination. What was supposed to be a one-hour-long trip was shortened to only forty minutes.

Having reached their destination, Nicole lifted the skirt of her gown and picked up her pace. Ignoring the fact that she still had her heels on, she stormed up the stairs, only to discover that the door to her house was wide open. Traces of the door being pried open were apparent. The house was in a complete mess. All of the wardrobes in the rooms were opened, and even the fruit platter on the living room table was swept onto the floor. Evidently, the situation that took place earlier was rather extreme.

Feeling a tingle in her nose, she scoured the room as she yelled, “Hayden! Hayden!” Nonetheless, the house was silent, and not a single movement was heard.

Accordingly, Colton, who just parked his car, arrived at the scene, realizing that burglars must have barged in with the mess in the house.

at once, she broke down

remembering how he was never a nosy person. However, perhaps it was because the woman in front of him could prove beneficial to Gardner Corporation, for he came up with a virtuous excuse. “I’ve got some connections. Send me some photos of your boy, and I’ll have them look for him.” Once Nicole accepted his help, she would

woman sniffled with her eyes absolutely reddened. Regardless, she managed to remain rational. At that moment, crying wouldn’t be of any use as the most crucial thing to

she realized that she only had Colton’s number before turning to him and said, “Can you add me on Facebook? I’ll send the photos to

nodded and befriended her

photos to the man. Squinting her eyes, she attempted to hold up her collapsing mind. As she had been living overseas for many years, she basically had no close acquaintance in the country. Thus, she had no one to turn to for help. As she was hesitating, she received a call from Zachary. She then sniffled before answering the call and spoke with

knew something was up. Nevertheless, now that he heard Nicole’s tone,

held in the

dazed to hear that and quickly comforted, “I’m coming right away,